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NEW TUNE HOTELS’ OPEN IN JAKARTA AND MANILA
Value branded hotel chain continues its expansion in Indonesia and the Philippines
Two brand new Tune Hotels’ have opened recently in Pasar Baru, Jakarta and Makati, Manila. Located in the hustle and bustle of Pasar Baru in Jakarta, Tune Hotel Pasar Baru opened its doors on the 12th July with 168 rooms, consisting of 117 Doubles, 36 Twin-sharing and a special needs room. The Pasar Baru hotel represents the global brand’s third property in Indonesia, after Tune Hotel Kuta and Legian in Bali and the first of the chain’s hotels in central Jakarta.
In the Philippines, Tune Hotel Makati opened on the 17th July in the central business district of Manila with 213 rooms in total, 148 Doubles, 63 Twin-sharing and 2 special needs room. Tune Hotel Makati would be the second Tune Hotel in Manila and the fourth Tune Hotel in the Philippines, following Tune Hotel Ermita, Cebu and Angeles City.
“Our further expansion into Jakarta and Manila, two of the busiest capitals in Asia reflects the high demand for quality branded affordable accommodation among business and leisure travelers” says Mark Lankester, Tune Hotels Group CEO. “Asia has seen a continued growth of air travel, primarily due to an increase in demand for low-cost travel options. This trend will continue to grow and this is where hospitality providers would have to be more innovative in their offerings of products and services.
Tune Hotels’ non-conventional “pay-as-you-use” concept provides the options for travellers to get the best ‘value-for-money’ stay experience whether on business or leisure travel. Our expansion into key cities and destinations continues with the much awaited opening of Asoke, Bangkok in Thailand,Edinburgh in Scotland and further openings in India and Indonesia.”
Tune Hotels currently has eleven hotels in Malaysia, two in Bali, Indonesia, four in London, England, four in The Philippines and two in Thailand. Hotels in Malaysia are located in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, KLIA-LCCT Airport, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Johor Bahru, Kota Damansara, Bintulu, Kota Bharu, Kulim and Ipoh.
Hotels in Asia includes Hat Yai and Pattaya in Thailand; Angeles City, Cebu City, Ermita and Makati, Manila in The Philippines; Kuta and Legian in Bali and Pasar Baru, Jakarta in Indonesia; Westminster, Liverpool Street, Paddington and Kings Cross in London, UK. Tune Hotels has successfully pioneered a branded value hotel brand with the concept of pay-as-you-use that has become hugely popular amongst travelers from across the world. Under the concept, guests only pay for room rates with the option of adding on other amenities like towels & toiletries, air-conditioning, in-room Wifi and satellite TV service at selected hotels.
Calling on guests to stay connected with Tune Hotels via the social media networks Facebook and Twitter, Mark Lankester, Group CEO of Tune Hotels, says “More Tune Hotels are scheduled for opening in Asean, the UK, India and Australia, that will give our guests even more options for travel destinations. We encourage guests to stay tuned for Tune Hotels’ latest openings and promotions via Facebook and Twitter.”
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Deputy Group CEO respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
